Historic Zoning Commission

Ft. Sanders NC-1: Level IV

12-B-07-HZ

Applicant Request

Level IV. Demolition or relocation of contributing structure

Demolition of a condemned, vacant, fire damaged structure.

Site Info

This house was listed as non-contributing in the Ft. Sanders Designation Report prepared in 2000. At that time, the house had the massing of a Queen Anne Cottage, with a hip with lower cross gable roof covered with asphalt shingles, a partially enclosed, deteriorated two-thirds front porch supported by metal columns with a partially unattached sawn wood balustrade, altered windows, a collapsing foundation, two interior offset brick chimneys with corbelling and a collapsing foundation. Since that time, the house has burned; the fire destroyed the back portion of the house and damaged the structure in the front part of the house, although the damage in front is not apparent from the street.

The designation of Non-contributing is explained in the designation report as applying to properties that may be " . . . . Structurally questionable, or isolated and not supported by adjacent historic buildings." Although there has been one Certificate of Appropriateness approved for this property that involved window replacement and repair of the front porch, that work was apparently never completed. Since that Certificate was issued (9/24/2002) the property has continued to deteriorate, and recently burned. It does not appear to be a likely candidate for rehabilitation. Any new construction in this location would be reviewed using the adopted Ft. Sanders Design Guidelines. HFSNA has requested that any salvage material be offered to Knox Heritage.